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Benefits of a collaborative approach to service evaluation in urgent care
Collaboration and service evaluation are important to enable high-quality care
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Evidence and Practice
Benefits of a collaborative approach to service evaluation in urgent care
Collaboration and service evaluation are important to enable high-quality care
Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children who present with stridor
Stridor indicates partial upper airway obstruction and requires prompt medical assessment
Accidental hypothermia: pathophysiology, investigations and management
Increase your awareness of the range of rewarming techniques used in accidental hypothermia
Links between organisational justice, positive organisational behaviour and productivity
How organisational justice can be linked to improve productivity in emergency nurses
Comparing the hair apposition technique with traditional closure in scalp lacerations
A literature review of the clinical outcomes for patients with scalp lacerations using HAT
What is the Sepsis Six tool and how and when should I use it?
Implementation of the protocol, updates and other guidance for nurses to consider
Features
Workplace aggression: how to handle difficult colleagues and when to raise concerns
What to do if hostile, rude or negligent behaviour is affecting morale and patient care
Sleep deprived? How to get a good rest, whatever your shift pattern
Find out what aids good sleep, whether you’re working nights or days
Challenging clinical decisions: how to raise concerns about care
It can be difficult to question senior colleagues. Find out how to do it well
Gloves off: how to implement greener infection control with one small change
RCN Nursing Award winner Robert Vicente’s tips on cutting waste while maintaining safety
When patients withhold facts: how to spot untruths and encourage openness
‘White lies’ can jeopardise care, but they may just be a way to avoid judgement
Advance care planning: my tips for supporting patients in end of life decision-making
Our 2022 Patient’s Choice Award winner champions choice and communication to empower patients
Opinion
How I tackled poor fluid balance monitoring to improve patient outcomes
Emergency department sister Gemma Gessey’s improvement project made significant change
Suicide among nurses: how we can reduce risk and stigma by simply talking
Ways to support colleagues through open, honest discussions
What nurses really want for Christmas: better pay and conditions
The profession deserves a better deal all round, all year, not a teabag ‘thank you’ treat
Students
Welcome to your placement: how a ‘hello’ pack can help students feel at home
A nurse explains her idea to improve the learning experience for students and the team
A guide to infection prevention and control: what nursing students need to know
Protecting patients and staff from infection is a fundamental part of care
What is breakaway training and why do nursing students need it?
Helping students anticipate and escape volatile situations with patients
Careers
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What does an occupational health nurse do and could it be the role for me?
Find out about a varied career that can be in the NHS or anywhere in the world of work